Canning Drone Reeds-Blue

Kinnaird Evolution Drone Reeds - The Kinnaird Carbon Fibre Drone reed was redesigned in 2013 to improve the brightness and brilliance of the tenor reeds. The Kinnaird Evolution Drone Reeds are bright but not buzzy. The very popular Kinnaird Bass reed is largely the same as the previous design with slightly more power. Similar to the Kinnaird Carbon Fibre Reed, a metal set screw and allen key allows for easy adjustment of tuning height. The reed body and seats are glass fibre and stronger than other reeds. Pitch adjustment is with the tuning screw in the nose cone. The o-ring bridle is used to control air flow. These reeds are extremely air efficient. They are easy to set-up and offer excellent moisture resistance. The reeds have a curved carbon fibre molded tongue. If you play an easy reed or struggle with your pipes, consider the "Easy" version which come set up out of the box easier than our regular reeds. Customization available, please inquire.

The carbon fibre bass reed produces a deep, strong bass tone and is extremely steady. It comes fitted with a flat silicone bridle for accurate and easy strength adjustment. A tuning screw in the detachable nose cone allows for extra pitch adjustment. This set comes complete with our standard pitch tenor reeds whose smooth, rich tone compliment the bass drone perfectly.

The Kinnaird Edge Drone Reeds are the first drone reed to incorporate a patented bendable tongue into the design.  This unique feature allows the piper to adjust the strength of the drone reed without the use of the bridle.  This is important since it allows the piper, for the first time, to make these adjustments independently.  The bridle position determines the tongue’s vibration frequency and this needs to be matched to the bore of the bagpipe.  This coupling between the reed and the bore is critical to optimum sound and performance.  All other reed designs require you to change this length to accommodate blowing strength.  In many cases this leads to a mismatch between the acoustics of the tongue and the bore, which reduces coupling and deteriorates sound.  The bendable tongue design allows a complete range of strength adjustment in one reed.  The same reed can be adjusted to accommodate the blowing strength of a new piper all the way up to the strongest band players.